Three-Point Sermon about the Trinity

On this Trinity Sunday, I feel inspired to preach a three-point sermon about the great mystery of our Triune God. And in order to keep the sermon brief, I’m going to limit my comments on each point to three sentences. The first point to make about the Trinity is similar to the point I […]

Tasting the Holy Trinity in Trinidad

Readings for the Feast of the Holy Trinity This reflection was shared at the annual Trinity Sacred Saunter Outdoor Eucharist on Saturday May 30, 2026 at Trinidad Head in Trinidad CA Last year on this feast day, I was trying to think of a Sacred Saunter snack that would remind us of the Holy Trinity. […]

Biding God’s Time with Gregory the Great and Augustine of Canterbury

Readings for the Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury This reflection was shared at the monthly vestry meeting and Wednesday Morning Eucharist on May 26 (The Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury) and May 27 (The Feast of King Æthelbert and Bertha) Collect for the Feast of St. Augustine of Canterbury “O Lord our God, who […]

Discipleship as Birdwatching

Readings for the Feast of Pentecost (Year A) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 24, 2026. Happy Pentecost! It’s good to see the dove flying again. Thank you, Heidi. We gave the dove a break at Christmas and Easter this year, when we were flying the angel, but today and […]

One Heart

Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter (Year A) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 17, 2026. Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have ascended into heaven, so we may also in heart there ascend, and with him continually […]

“We Must Have the Courage to Meddle”

A Reflection for The Feast Day Frances Perkins (1880 – 1965) on Wednesday May 13, 2026 Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve a President of the United States as a member of the cabinet. Born in Boston on April 10, 1880, and educated at Mount Holyoke College and Columbia University, Perkins was passionate […]

“Be Kind to My Mother” – Jesus (in the Quran)

Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on May 10, 2026. Happy Mother’s Day to you all! On this day when we celebrate motherhood in all its many forms and give thanks for our moms, I want to share with you a story about […]

The Shepherd Who is With Us in the Valley

Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year A) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on April 26, 2026. Yesterday, I attended a stimulating presentation on addiction at the Town Church by a philosophy professor from Los Angeles named Dr. Kent Dunnington, author of Addiction and Virtue: Beyond the Models of Disease […]

A Reflection on St. Mark and Simplicity

Readings for the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist This reflection was shared at the monthly gathering of Postulants, Associates and Oblates of the Community of the Transfiguration on April 24, 2026 in Eureka CA. In his final published journal titled The Road to Daybreak, Catholic priest Henri Nouwen writes the following reflection on the captivating story […]

The First Eucharist

Readings for the Third Sunday of Easter (Year A) This sermon was preached at Christ Episcopal Church in Eureka CA on April 19, 2026. This last week, I had the honor of speaking as a guest lecturer in a seminary Bible class and then a World Religions class at the College of the Redwoods and then another […]